Arriva North West - Bootle Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Bootle Depot
Today, Pulsar 2s MX12 KWY (3109), MX12 KXA (3111) and MX12 KXE (3115) were on the 311. I had 3111 to Skelmersdale this morning... This sounded absolutely fantastic, however it did rattle a bit (again, though, 100% better than most of the older ones). It had a cooling-fan on, which really did make it sound fantastic on gear one! I had 3115 this afternoon from Skelmersdale and the driver (a friend) told me that the bus kept catching onto the kerb because she usually swings over it when she pulls into bus-stops and it was catching every time. Also, the bus felt a bit sluggish on gear one - and it didn't exactly perform well on the hills in Skelmersdale, but I'm not going to moan because I'd rather have a rattle-free bus like 3115 than sluggish Plaxton Pointer 2 X224 ANC (2224) or rough-rider sister-bus X226 ANC (2226), which were also on the service! Pulsar CX58 EXH (2916) was also on the 311, along with ALX200 X264 OBN (2264).